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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Getting Colder
We came close to having a frost the other night and when I came downstairs it took me a few minutes [I hadn't had a coffee yet] to figure out what was different. The old windows in the living room were covered with condensation. A job for this week-end. Put on the double windows. I love these old windows and while I know they are not in any way energy efficient, replacing them gets lower and lower on the list. To see more of these old beauties you can click here, and here.
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a perfectly moody view of the change of seasons; I love it!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Anna, I love the fall moods, today is gorgeous and warm so I am transplanting perennials and hoping for rain!
DeleteOh, yes, those old windows are beautiful. I had two original windows in my old house when I moved in, with hand blown glass and very fine mullions. None of the new windows can compare.
ReplyDeleteI agree, we have replaced about 1/2of the ones in the old part of the house and while they are the same size with all the mullion bars, the light is not the same. The old thin glass makes magic with light. There is an old one at the end of the sofa but J. sits there and doesn't seem to mind the cold.
DeleteHi Liz, I am intrigued by 'putting on the double windows' - a very strange concept for me, living in a 'warmish all year round' climate. Double glazing is rare in Aus, 'tho it is used to reduce noise in fancy apartments, and of course in the snowy/mountainous areas. I owned a lovely 120 year old house 20 years ago when I lived in Victoria, with 12 pane windows and tiny air bubbles in the glass. I was SO in love with them. The new owners have kept them.
ReplyDeleteLove what you are doing with circles and the coffee cups - simple yet so many options for someone with such a brilliant sense of design. N X
Hi Noela. This is one of those great canadian rituals of fall for all of us with old houses. John figures he's the 10th generation of men who have sat in the basement cleaning and repairing these old beauties. The glass was poured just down the road and like yours full of bubbles and waves. However in january they get completely frosted over and are bloody cold to sit beside. But we adore them and don't need to make any decision as renovations are not in the budget at the moment! So Glad you are enjoying the Coffee cantata, not quite sure which line i am singing or even if I am following the score. xox
DeleteCatching up here, with coffee cups, tree of life, the big questions and delight in small things like old glass windows and the way they play with light. Thanks for the visit!
ReplyDeleteThanks Leslie, so glad you dropped by, life has been so busy for the last couple of months that I am scrambling, still playing catch-up. Take care.
DeleteDo keep the old windows Liz - they are beautiful - a lovely misty transition from one season to the next - have just read a beautiful book by Canadian writer Mary Lawson 'The other side of the bridge' going to try and find her other book 'Crow Lake' now!
ReplyDeleteHi Rosie, we still have all the old ones we took out so it you want any let me know. I couldn't bear to throw them away bt still haven't figured out what to do with them. Enjoy Crow lake, I loved it. Try 'Annabel" by Kathleen Winter, another Canadian writer and a book I loved.
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